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Fair enough, Jonathan, my post wasn't directed at you ;)

and I agree with your points on quality.

Its just I was throwing in a "lateral thinking" option for the home restorer, such as Matt, who i understand is very competent in restorative matters.

home restorer, such as Matt, who i understand is very competent in restorative matters.

Who have you been talking too!!! anyway i have "repaired" the wings on the convertable..... with lots of filler! i just cant get them quite right

home restorer, such as Matt, who i understand is very competent in restorative matters.

Who have you been talking too!!!

You said so yourself!

I'm going to post a little article to the EKMM site on how I repaired the rear wings and link to it here

no... I just said i could weld ;)

...and lift engines

chickenjohn wrote:Just to throw the proverbial spanner in the works, if the Patterns are better than the so=called "genuine" article, but are thinner steel, and you have to cut and weld to the Heritage ones to get them to fit, then why not consider a third option.

Repair your existing wings!

Very good suggestion John. I have done this with my MG B as the wings are a lot more expensive (and larger) than the Minor's ones.

Here are a couple if piccies:

nice work mate

Cheers Steve. Just needs a bit 'o care and time. Mind you, those repairs did not take very long at all...

also get the chance to let in some thicker metal

Who was it that was doing some lead loading a while ago, and did it come out alright. got to be better than filler.

Why is it better than filler?.

Why is it better than filler?.

Can`t say mate, being a humble DIYer i just assumed that replacing metal with metal would be better, i`ve only ever seen it done on telly and i must say it looked fantastic and it seemed just as easy as filler so why not ?

Cam- nice work too! Thats much what I did on the Traveller rear wings.

Andrew, it was Sam Heath who did the lead!

Lead is better because it doesn't skrink, crack, absorb moisture.

having said that, I havent tried it either! But I'm going to.

He hasn`t posted for a while has he ?

SAM HEATH ARE YOU OUT THERE.

heres my humble attempt at saving an old wing and money, welded in patch,stripped too bare metal,rotary wire brush and jenolite, little bit of filler, then "bilt-hamber etch primer"

JUST A WEE NOTE OF WARNING
Lead fumes are a killer, so if you are going to get into using lead (and it does come up pretty) just make sure you use all the safety gear - I have heard of a couple of petrol pump attendants who had to stop work because of lead poisoning (from skin absorption), and I would assume vaporized lead from heating it would be a bit scarier, as well as the dust from sanding. Sorry to be a bit paranoid, but there aren't many moggie lovers around, so we have to protect the ones we have. Try
http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/safety/pamp ... soning.htm or use any search engine.

Nice one SR
Andy, I agree that lead loading looks great and seems to be inkeeping with the 'old school'/'traditional' ways of car restoration. However modern fillers have come on in leaps and bounds, and now offer a viable alternative to these trad practices. Good quality fillers do have a degree of flex now and will only crack if hit pretty hard. Filler is only moisture absorbant in its raw state, and when painted correctly this aspect no longer poses a problem. Although an advocate of modern products I would love to have a go at lead loading, but maybe not now I have read NZJLY's post.

Well, the same aplies to painting, and filler is not that good for you I suppose, when you inhale the freshly sanded dust...

Yep, head the on nail Onne